The Cambodian myth of lightning, thunder, and rain - Prumsodun Ok

翻译人员: Chien Yet Chong 校对人员: Lipeng Chen

“从那风暴中出来的你，已经不是踏进去时的你了。 这就是风暴这东西的意思。” - 村上春树，《海边的卡夫卡》

Once, a long time ago,

很久很久以前，

there was a powerful hermit named Lok Ta Moni Eysei.

有一位法力高超的僧人， 他的名字叫罗克·塔·摩尼·埃塞。

He had three promising students:

他有三位大有可为的徒弟：

Moni Mekhala, the brilliant goddess of the seas,

莫妮·麦卡拉， 聪颖的四海女神，

Vorachhun, the princely manifestation of the earth,

伏拉克春， 大地化身的王子，

and Ream Eyso, a demon whose heart burned with passionate fire.

以及雷阿姆·埃索， 性情暴躁的魔鬼。

Lok Ta wished to bestow a gift upon his most deserving student.

罗克·塔想要把一份礼物 赐予最优秀的徒弟。

To determine which of the three that was, he announced a contest:

为了判断谁是最优越的， 他设了个比赛：

whoever first brought back a glass full of morning dew

第一位带回一个盛满露珠的杯子的

would be master of this mysterious gift.

将会成为神秘礼物的主人。

When dusk came, Vorachhun and Ream Eyso ventured into the forest.

当晨曦微露，伏拉克春 和雷阿姆·埃索一起踏入森林。

They left not one leaf or blade of grass untouched,

他们搜索每一片叶子，每一根草，

impatiently shaking the precious fluid into their glasses.

迫不及待地把每一滴珍贵的露珠 收集进他们的杯子内。

When they returned to the hermit’s hut,

当他们回到和尚的棚屋时，

they found Moni Mekhala sitting patiently with a full glass of morning dew.

却发现莫妮·麦卡拉已经静静地坐着， 跟前放着盛满露珠的杯子。

She had left her shawl out overnight

原来前一个晚上她把披肩放在户外。

and won the contest by simply wringing out the fabric over her glass.

她只需轻易地拧干披肩来获胜。

Proud of all his students, and loving them like his own children,

罗克·塔深爱所有的徒弟， 并为他们感到骄傲，

Lok Ta surprised all three with gifts.

就出奇地给他们三人一份礼物。

He turned the dew Ream Eyso collected into a diamond axe,

他把雷阿姆·埃索收集的露珠化成 一把金刚石斧头，

Vorachhun’s into a magic dagger,

伏拉克春的露珠为神奇的匕首，

and Moni Mekhala’s into a crystal ball unlike anything ever seen.

以及莫妮·麦卡拉的变成 一颗前所未见的水晶球。

Soon Ream Eyso grew covetous and decided he must have Mekhala’s prize.

很快地，雷阿姆·埃索觊觎麦卡拉的礼物。

He and Vorachhun tried to woo the goddess so they could get the precious gem.

为了得到那颗珍贵的宝石， 他和伏拉克春尝试追求麦卡拉。

But after she rejected their advances and flew off,

但麦卡拉拒绝他们后，就飞走了。

Ream Eyso resolved to take the crystal ball by force.

雷阿姆·埃索决定用武力 把水晶球抢到手中。

Ream Eyso flew through the air in search of Moni Mekhala,

雷阿姆·埃索怒气冲冲，

propelled on by a jealous rage.

飞上天去追捕麦卡拉。

On his way, he encountered Vorachhun and attacked him,

途中，他遇见伏拉克春。 早已预料正直的伏拉克春将

knowing that the righteous prince would never allow him to steal the crystal.

阻拦他偷取水晶球， 雷阿姆袭击伏拉克春。

The demon gained the upper hand in the heat of battle,

雷阿姆在这场激烈的斗争中胜出，

and hurled Vorachhun against the side of a mountain.

并用力地把伏拉克春投掷到一座山边。

Sure of Vorachhun’s death,

知道伏拉克春已断气后，

Ream Eyso continued his search until he finally found Moni Mekhala.

雷阿姆·埃索继续搜寻， 至终找到了麦卡拉。

He demanded that she and her friends either submit to him,

自诩为罗克塔最优越的门徒 以及水晶球的合法主人，

the most brilliant of Lok Ta’s students and rightful master of the crystal ball,

他命令麦卡拉和她的同伴向他屈服，

or die like Vorachhun.

否则将像伏拉克春死于非命。

Mekhala, without fear, refused and flew off into the clouds,

麦卡拉毫无畏惧地拒绝， 飞上了云朵中，

hoping to draw the demon away from her friends.

希望借此引诱雷阿姆远离她的同伴。

Ream Eyso took the bait, ripping through nimbus after nimbus in his crazed pursuit.

雷阿姆·埃索不自觉地受骗， 冲上云霄激愤地继续追踪她。

Once far enough away, Mekhala confronted her pursuer.

达到一定高度后， 麦卡拉勇敢地对抗她的敌人，

Ream Eyso made one last demand but the goddess remained unfazed.

雷阿姆·埃索发最后一次通牒， 但该女神仍无动于衷。

Enraged, he began to swing his diamond axe.

雷阿姆·埃索火冒三丈， 并开始甩动他的金刚斧。

Before he could hurl the weapon, Mekhala threw her crystal into the air.

雷阿姆还没完成动作前， 麦卡拉把她的水晶球抛向空中。

As it climbed the height of the sky,

水晶球急速上升，

it emitted powerful flashes of lightning that blinded the demon.

随之发出强而有力的闪电 把雷阿姆的眼睛弄瞎了。

Ream Eyso let his axe loose in wild desperation.

雷阿姆·埃索仓皇中松开手中的斧头。

As the weapon flew through the air it cut through clouds,

松开的斧头在空中飞梭， 割破朵朵云彩，

creating deep, rolling peals of thunder.

撕裂的云朵产生洪亮刺耳的雷声。

And when the lightning and thunder mixed,

当闪电和雷声交加，

precious seeds of water fell from heaven: rain.

珍奇的水滴从天而降，形成了雨水。

Mekhala drew close to Ream Eyso, now blind and impotent without his axe.

麦卡拉逼近又失明又无力的雷阿姆·埃索。

She pondered what she should do to the murderer.

她思索该如何处置这杀人凶手。

Remembering the kindness and love of her teacher,

想起僧人师傅的慈悲和博爱之心，

Moni Mekhala chose compassion and flew into the sky.

莫妮·麦卡拉选择仁慈之情， 飞到空中，离他而去。

Shortly later, Ream Eyso regained his strength, found his axe, and followed her.

不久之后，雷阿姆·埃索恢复力气， 找获他丢失的斧头后，就跟着麦卡拉。

Thunder, lightning, and rain continued to dance across the earth.

雷声、闪电和雨水继续在大地四处舞动。

Some drops fell on Vorachhun and revived him,

一些雨滴掉在伏拉克春身上， 他随之复活起来。

his skin golden like a rice field ready for harvest.

复活的他有着熟透稻米的金黄色。

Grabbing his magic dagger,

伏拉克春握着他的神奇匕首，

he flew into the sky in search of Ream Eyso and Moni Mekhala.

飞到空中寻找雷阿姆·埃索和莫妮·麦卡拉。

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